The Mirror — It was meant to be a glitzy girls night out... but rapper Dizzee Rascal managed to crash the party. At least he had good reason to rock up to Cosmopolitan magazine's Ultimate Women of the Year awards in London last night - he was there to accept thei... more info

The Mirror — It was meant to be a glitzy girls night out... but rapper Dizzee Rascal managed to crash the party. more info

MTV.co.uk News — Dizzee Rascal has been confirmed to play at the MTV Europe Music Awards this coming Sunday.  The UK rapper will hit the stage with Shakira to perform their new collaboration Loca on the big... more info

Gigwise — Pair to play 'Loca' for the first time... more info

Guardian Music — (Polydor)Such is the overbearing nature of Cole's celebrity it's difficult for her music to feel anything other than beside the point. Messy Little Raindrops has marginally more zip than last year's 3 Words, throwing in some hooky house-pop ("Yeah Y... more info

The Music Fix — Go a little Loca. more info

Guardian Music — Koko, LondonIt's hard to doubt Professor Green's streetwise authenticity – the 26-year-old arrives at this gig from the trial of a man accused of stabbing the London rapper in the neck last year – but he is clearly set to leave such travails behi... more info

Guardian Music — 53 Degrees, PrestonGazing around the University of Central Lancashire's student venue, you would be hard pressed to know that the coalition government had just effectively privatised tertiary education. Instead of the wailing and gnashing of teeth, t... more info

Guardian Music — After 16 years broadcasting from east London rooftops, influential station started by DJ Geneeus wins Ofcom licenceDJ Geeneus was 16 when he broadcast his first pirate radio show from a tower block in Tower Hamlets, east London.With decks and mixer b... more info

Guardian Music — PICK OF THE WEEK Taylor Swift Mine (Mercury) A year later, all parties involved in VMAsgate are still milking the perennially rewatchable YouTube moment dry. Sadly, though, the Kanye/Taylor duet (Immaletyoufinish Feat Nicki Minaj) will only ever exis... more info